No money, but rent is due: In Colorado, few eviction protections as coronavirus spreads

Before the coronavirus outbreak, there was no tenant’s union at The Acacia Apartments, a 55-unit building in downtown Denver. Ryan Leach, 37, a renter in the building, said he decided to help start a union after noticing that many of his neighbors were struggling. Some had received letters from the management demanding that they pay their rent in 10 days or leave.

Vicky Pelton, operations director for Olive Bark LLC, which owns Acacia and 12 other apartment properties in Colorado, said that all late fees are waived, and tenants who have asked for a payment plan have been allowed to postpone paying half their rent.NBC News appDemand notices are only sent to tenants who haven’t asked for a payment plan, Pelton said, and no one is being evicted.

Alexander Stockton, 26, rents a five-bedroom home with his wife, Nicole, in Arvada, just outside Denver. The couple was already struggling financially at the beginning of the year when Stockton closed his small furniture delivery company. By February, he’d found work doing contract remodeling. But in March, after business closures began, Stockton and Nicole, an assistant manager at a bridal boutique, both lost their jobs.

Unemployment and stimulus checks should more than cover it.

Welcome to being poor. A lot of Americans have lived that way for decades

That’s a terrible situation.

Please take a look at Arkansas and its history with tenant abuse and slum conditions. We are the only state that has no implied warranty of habitability, yet renters must continue to pay 100% rent on uninhabitable shelter or face eviction. Failure to vacate = a criminal offense.

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That’s how I’ve lived for years since becoming disabled. Sucks, doesn’t it.

The banks have the power while the rest of us come to a standstill. GovofCO has been reluctant to even answer questions on the subject. I think it's why he wants to open up now. If he does then they can deny unemployment claims and avoid dealing with the rent/mortgage freeze.

Incorrect. EXECUTIVE ORDER D 2020 012: Order Limiting Evictions, Foreclosures, and Public Utility Disconnections and Expediting Unemployment Insurance Claim Processing to Provide Relief to Coloradans Affected by COVID-19 Enacted March 20th, prohibits evictions until April 30th.

Owners can’t evict during this time.

It sucks bit the landlord has a mortgage to pay. No one cries for the landlord when she goes bankrupt

Well, SpeakerPelosi has some fantastic ice cream, so we've got that going for us.... LetThemEatIceCream LetThemEatCake

Reopen to Save Lives !!

I know it makes character to indure a hardship or difficult time during a person's lifetime. By the public cries for mercy and hair cuts it's a good time for a lesson in not having everything you ever wanted in life.

Colorado is a joke and the next housing bubble while Arizona is laughing not telling them to slow down

Colorado is a joke and the next Arizona during the recession waiting to happen even before this... spec homes going for 800k 😂 idiots buying them up with Top Ramen in the pantry

More viruses from God will be coming to the world 🌎. Human beings are paying exhorbitan rents to the rich oligarchs. Jesus Christ said that it is very difficult for a rich man to enter God's kingdom. Matthew 19:23-24.

GovernerofColorado I’m not sure you’re getting enough Oxygen to you’re 🧠 Brain. At 5,280 ft the air is thin as well as you’re thinking!!! Take care of you’re PeopleNow ! Also, Breath deeply as it will increase OxygenationLevels !!

Same story everywhere! Rent is due, no work stimulus is for food and pay little here and there. One months rent is $1000, for 1 bd..car is $250. Oops money is gone, What about the other two months?

You best stand up, let your voice be known and remember the folks who got you in this situation. They will put you here again in the future! VoteDemocratsOut

And the Democrats still saying you should “shelter in place” (meaning no work, no money) til all death ceases. Bad plan but that’s the plan.

No bailout money for companies/landlords evicting people!

MOTHERS AT HOME WITH THIER KIDS AND NO PAYCHECK HELD UP OVER 30 DAYS AND DESPICABLE PELOSI IS COMFORTABLE AT HOME EATING HER GOURMET ICE CREAM WHILE THE BIG GOV. JET IS WAITING ON THE TARMAC TO HET HER FAT CAT ASS BACK TO WASHINGTON TO GO BACK TO WOAND VOTE ON THE MONEY

Never has a better case for UBI been made. Imagine everything as it is. Now imagine having received $$2000 a month for the year preceding this. Which looks more humane, decent, and like a life you'd want to live.

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it seems like just giving people more money would be much simpler than a moratorium on evictions

This is downright disgusting we have to have this conversation in America.

Must be Trump’s fault TrumpVirus 🙄

Asking for help these last 2 weeks my sister & I have been struggling to get by I lost both my jobs as a janitor and filed for unemployment im waiting to get the benefits but until then were asking if anyone is willing to donate $1 It would help us a ton Venmo MattMartins147

I bet last month the decision was to go party, buy beer or put it in the savings account.

Paging GovofCO

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